Around Town

Strange Substance Seen Flowing into Charles River from Storm Drains

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A Watertown resident caught on video a strange looking substance flowing out of storm drains into the Charles River on June 2. He could not identify what it was and was frustrated by efforts to report the outflow. 

The resident, David, lives near the Charles River and spotted the floating, beige or yellowish substance in the water Saturday afternoon. See video below. “It was a dark color and was floating on the surface of the water,” David said. The substance was coming out of two of the storm drain pipes and going the water.

Real Estate

Watertown Had Five Home Sales This Week

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See the five homes that sold this week in town. $460,000 – 10 Williams St. Unit 79, 4 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Mid-Rise condo/townhouse

$433,000 – 74 Duff St. Unit 74, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full bathroom, Townhouse condo/townhouse

$439,900 – 33 Bancroft St. Unit 33, 5 room, 2 bedroom, 1 full & 1 half bathroom, 2/3 Family condo/townhouse

Sponsored by:

$426,000 – 93 Franklin St.

Around Town

Raccoon Attacks Reported in Different Spots Around Watertown

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Three reported raccoon attacks took place in different areas of Watertown this week, according to reports. On Friday the Watertown Heath Department issued a warning about aggressive raccoons in town, including two that attacked residents. A Garfield Street resident told Channel 7 News that he was attacked by a raccoon while he was on his deck drinking coffee. Watertown Animal Control Officer Karen O’Reilly told Channel 5 News that one woman was attacked on Parker Street just outside her home, and another person was attacked while walking on Charles River Road near Paul Street. Garfield is located north of Mt.

Schools

WHS Class of 2018: A Tight Knit Group of Students Who Care About Each Other

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The message from the graduation speeches on Friday evening was that Watertown High School’s Class of 2018 is a tight group that supports and celebrates each other, putting the whole group ahead of any one individual. When describing the graduating class, Principal Shirley Lundberg used a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that finishes: “… To know that even one life has breathed easier because you have lived, that is to have succeeded.” “Class of 2018, you have not only only embraced that philosophy, but as a class you have made it your mission,” Lundberg said. This year’s senior class has shown how much they care about each other, Lundberg said.

Schools

Congratulations to Watertown High School’s Class of 2018!

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Congratulations to the members of the Watertown High School Class of 2018 on their graduation on Friday evening! The 158 graduates received their diplomas at Victory Field in front of stands overflowing with family and friends. 2018 Watertown High School Graduates

(+ Cum Laude Society, * National Honor Society)
Alexander Abrahamyan +*
Jillian Anissa Achbady

Muhammad Ahad

Melanie Elizabeth Alberico

Evan James Aldridge

Hakeem Alhady

Amelia Blake Allison *

Mosab K. Amleh

Yaiza Andujar

Akram Mohamed Babali

Anthony Edward Bedrosian

Madiha Begum

Sarah Meehan Benites *

Christina Shirley Borelli *

Benjamin Thomas Bresnee

Angus Hugh Gorman Brouillard

Gabriella Ann Cacia *

Alexis Ann Caira *

Liz Krystal Cam

Timothy Nicholas Camelio

Aiden Isabella Carroll

Sandra Maria Chacon

Joseph Alexander Chau *

Sepahn Chiloyan

Gabriel Giovanni Cimino *

Ruby Charlotte Cohen

Nicholas Cameron Cordeiro +*

Caroline Grace Costa +*

Julia Cottone

Gabriel John Craig

William Israel Cruz

Arianna Virginia Curry

Caroline Theresa D’Amico

Nelziclea Lima Da Silva

Robert Danielian

Julie Maryam Der Torossian

Lori Anne Dorian

Katherine Ann Eaton

Harry Peter Edgely

Lauren Ann Ellis

Fernando Alexander Escamilla Flores

Daniel Louis Fabrizio

David Mark Fabrizio

Hadi Hassan Farhat

Rafael Servare Faria

Alexander James Feltner Harrison *

Edward Gomes Ferreira

Michael James Flynn

Meghan Mary Foley *

Liam Sean Forde

WHS Class of 2018: A Tight Knit Group of Students Who Care About Each Other

Julio Fulcar

Jacquelyn Marie Furbish

Claire Hennacy Gabel +*

Valentina Javiera Gaete Hurtado

Owen Patrick Gallagher

Camilla Alejandra Gana

Michela Josephine Gardner

Jaylene Janayna Garzon

Anna Katerina Gellerman

Natali Gevorgyan *

Valerie Gladun

Siobhan Maureen Greene *

Elian Alexander Guerrero

Melanie Halibian *

Nicholas Patrick Hatfield

Miles Benjamin Hohmann

David Ramos Inacio

Dida Jajan

Rebeka Kadi

Saro Karaguesian

David Alexander Kennedy

Jonna Renee Kennedy *

Conor Michael Kennelly

Hovhannes Khacheryan

Risa Maryam Kiani

Michaela Araxi Kinnear

Elizbeth Ann Knell

John Butler Korte

Christopher Anastasios Koufos *

Emily Rose Koufos *

Andrew Charles Koutroukas +*

Benjamin Patrick Landry

Stephanie Athanasios Laskaris

Katherine Olivia Lawn *

Madelyn Alyssa Leitner

Elijah Asher Bertram Levy

Amanda Virginia Lewis

Jaime Leanne MacDonald

Bryan Anthony MacKenzie

Claudia Lilian Marr Calderon

Jake Ryan Matton

Zachery Richardson Mazzie-Smith

Spencer Margaret McClellan +*

Eva Madeleine McDonald

Brianna Grace McKaughan

Cali Anne McMahon

Jose Luis Mendoza Corea

Camryn Rose Moschella

Diego Alejandro Moscoso

Rachael Takyuka Nakato Mukuye

Ruth Mirembe Babirye Mukuye

Matthew Paul Muldrew

Harrison John Myler

Vazken Ariss Nalbandian

Patra Lillianne Namuddu

Jeannie Ngan *

Mark Joseph Nilan

Katherine Nilov +*

Jonathan Antoine Normilus

Taylor Michelle Nygren

Anahid Lily Ohanyan

Jeremy Oliver Sherry Ornstein +*

Anthony Robert Panza

Ioannis Papadopoulos

Styliani-Eleni Papadopoulou *

Stamatios George Papastamatiou

Catherine Anna Papayannopoulos *

Tia Marisa Pellegrini *

Katlin Dorothy Pelletier *

Daniel Stephen Perry

Carolina Pesqueira

Lauren Rose Petrillo +*

Isaiah Thomas Pierre

Stellios George Pistoftzian

Sydney Yolande Poulin *

Elizabeth May Powderly +*

Ayah Rahim

Kian Abe Rice *

Mariam Hassan Roda *

Wenston Andre Rodriguez

Molly Anne Ryan *

Olivia Gail Ruan

Sergio Salas

Kelsey Adriana Sanchez Coronado

Destiny Marie Santalucia +*

Anna Carolina Bomfim Santos

Christine Saroufim *

Julian Giovanni Schepis *

Ana Isabel Murray Scott *

Artur Sedrakyan

Tigran Levoni Shahnazaryan

Elza Arkadievna Shakhverdova *

Ribina Goharik Simikyan

Brianna Cailtin Sullivan

Timothy Tat *

Michael Alexander Thompson *

Li Ping Elizabeth Titterington

Kerrianne Toland

Kaitlin Marie Tracy +*

Adriana Stephania Villa-Perez

Isabella Marion Vitti *

Rubina Rita Vosbigian *

Connor Daniel Walsh

James Daniel Walter

Mehmet Akif Yagcioglu

Albert Stephan Yildirim

Nicholas Anthony Zegarelli

Ana Houri Zoubian

Schools

Hosmer Proposed as Swing Space During School Construction Projects

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The architects for the renovation or rebuilding of Watertown’s three elementary schools presented refined conceptual drawings of the schools, and proposed to the School Building Committee that students from other schools go to school at Hosmer School while their school is being renovated. The conceptual plans for Lowell, Cunniff and Hosmer elementary schools includes some new construction and some renovation at each school. Architects from Ai3 shared a schedule that would stagger the start of construction at the three schools so that the new construction at Hosmer would be finished first, freeing up the old section of the school for other schools to use for a few months. Saving money on the project has been a focus since it was discovered that the construction cost estimates in the School Facilities Masterplan done by SMMA in 2016 were much lower than is realistic. Town Manager Michael Driscoll has pledged $120 million for the three elementary schools that would come out of the Town’s budget, and not require a tax increase, but Ai3 estimated the cost of the project would be as much as $180 million.

Rotary Club

Rotary Club of Watertown Awards $10,000 in Scholarships

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The Rotary Club of Watertown recently awarded $10,000 in scholarships to local students. The recipients received the awards at the Watertown High School Senior Awards Night. 2018 Rotary Club of Watertown Scholarship Winners

H. Nish Boyajian Memorial Scholarship – Kaitlin Tracy, Watertown High School

Stephen Everett Memorial Scholarship – Elizabteth Powderly, Watertown High School

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Timothy F. Connors, Jr., Matignon

Domenic “Dick” Trabucco Memorial Scholarship – Lauren Petrillo, Watertown High School

Student Speaker Award, Ioannis Papadopoulos, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Liz Cam, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Caroline Costa, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Alexander J. Feltner-Harrison, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Claire Gabel, Watertown High School

Rotary Merit Scholarship – Mariam Roda, Watertown High School

Real Estate

More Than a Dozen Open Houses to Visit Around Watertown

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Home buyers have a variety of open houses to check out this week, including condos, a two family and a four unit building. $599,000 – 64 Union St., 6 room, 3 bed, 1.5 bath gambrel/dutch, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 1-3

$819,000 – 9-11 Paul St., 2 unit, 13 total room, 5 total bedroom 2 family, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 12-2

$949,000 – 79 Bradford Road, 2 unit, 13 total room, 4 total bedroom, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 1-3

$689,900 – 69 Morse St. Unit 69, room, 2 bed, 2.5 bath townhouse, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 1-2:30

$364,900 – 20 Riverside St. Unit 3-8, 4 room, 2 bed, 1 bath mid-rise, Open Houses: Saturday 12-2 Sunday 2-4

$424,900 – 10 Williams St. Unit 89, 5 room, 2 bed, 1 bath high-rise, Open Houses: Friday 5-6:30 Saturday 10:30-12 Sunday 10:30-12 Monday 5-6:30

$449,900 – 55 Nyack St., 5 room, 2 bed, 1.5 bath ranch, Open Houses: Saturday 12-1:30 Sunday 12-1:30

Sponsored by:

$779,000 – 244 Edenfield Ave.